3,508 ft
Distance
79 ft
Climb
-126 ft
Descent
00:07:04
Avg time
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Lookout Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Magnolia
    Nederland, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #38775 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50305 in Trail Running
    • #42447 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS - Boulder Ranger District

Lookout is rugged relatively primitive and somewhat technical trail. NATO, USFS and Teens Inc conducted a recent reroute to put the trail back where it was before USFS cut beetle kill trees causing a temporary "social reroute". The trail is smooth with some challenging step ups/downs in the lower section, a couple of "alt-lines" that take you over some problems in the middle with an upper section that is loose and rowdy. The trail spills out into a parking area of Forest Access road, but also connects with Observatory and gets you close to the upper sections of Sugar Mag.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lookout mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -47 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,662 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,779 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,709 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,662 ft
  • Grade
    -1.347%
  • Grade max
    -18.28%
  • Grade min
    12.685%
  • Distance climb
    1,310 ft
  • Distance down
    1,457 ft
  • Distance flat
    681 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:05
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on Jun 2, 2023
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Avg: 3.75 (4 votes)
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      Lookout Trail Reports

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      Jun 2, 2023 @ 2:09pm
      Jun 2, 2023
      		 a few minor puddles
      May 4, 2023 @ 7:08am
      May 4, 2023
      		 Small snow patches in shaded areas
      Oct 17, 2021 @ 4:32pm
      Oct 17, 2021
      May 25, 2021 @ 8:25am
      May 25, 2021
      		Trails are open. Please update conditions if you ride.
      Nov 10, 2020 @ 12:00am
      Nov 10, 2020
      		 reporter Trail is open. If you ride, please update conditions.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 9.5 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 30 rides
      • 13.8 km avg distance
      All
      • 855 rides
      • Last: Sep 1, 2024

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